Section: The United Kingdom
Imprisoned Pilot In Hunger Strike Threat
Nadiya Savchenko is accused of involvement in two Russian journalists’ deaths but Ukraine says the charges are made up. …read more Source: Sky...
Crimea hands out military draft papers to newborn boys
Russian authorities in annexed territory celebrate Soviet holiday by telling male infants to report for duty in 2032. Meduza reports Russian authorities in Crimea have formally presented newborn boys with military draft notices alongside the more usual birth certificates, calling on them to report for duty in 2032. The Crimean government handed...
Mapped: Which countries are the greatest threat to global stability?
From Russia and the Ukraine, to Isis in Syria, there are many threats to global stability in 2016 – but what are the most fragile states in the world? …read more Source: The...
Germany says credibility of Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine at stake
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The credibility of the Minsk peace deal for eastern Ukraine will come under threat unless both sides in the conflict make faster progress in implementing the agreement, Germany’s foreign minister said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Russia and Ukraine urged to live up to 2015 peace agreement
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Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Hungary’s Orban says no automatic extension of sanctions against Russia
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The European Union is expected to hold discussions about whether Russia has fulfilled the Minsk agreement on Ukraine and there will not be an automatic extension of sanctions against Moscow, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Monday. …read more Source:...
Life after Ukraine: the ‘invisible’ Russian fighters struggling to return to normal
Volunteers say they’ve been left to cope with the physical and psychological scars without any state support. Meduza reportsRussian volunteers returning home after fighting alongside separatist rebels in eastern Ukraine say they have not received any support from the state, despite many suffering from ongoing physical and psychological...
League Cup final: will Liverpool desire overcome Man City?
Description Credits Ian Walton/Getty Images It’s do or die for Liverpool and Klopp, while Manchester City face a host of distractions Preview Friday, February 26, 2016 – 3:47pm …read more Source: The...
From pornography to surrogacy, too few of us are ethical consumers of bodies
When it comes to buying access to other people’s bodies, experience shows that it’s a buyer’s market: those with the economic power set the terms. Sometimes I wish I was better at maths, because there’s a diagram I really want to draw. Here are the two axes – up the side, need for item or service; across the bottom,...
